Apparatus for laying electrical conductors



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I W. P. SMITH. APPARATUS FOR LAYING-ELEGIRIOAL GONBUGTORS'. No. 401,225.Patented Apr. 9, 1889* .OMJM W n, PEIER$ mbumu r mr, wm-in m. 0.1:.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

IVALTER F. SMITH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNITEDELECTRIC IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, OF GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY.

APPARATUS FOR LAYING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 401,225, dated April 9,1889.

Application filed June 1, 1888 Serial No. 275,696- (No model.)

To all whom it y wncel'n: tions of the stirrups H H, which embrace theBe it known that I, WALTER F. SMITH, a bars E E, and are adjustablethereon. \Vhen citizen of the United States, residing at Philainposition, the stirrups are rigidly secured by delphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and set-screws h h, abutting against platesii, fast- 5State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain ened to the bars E Thepulley G is also new and useful Improvements in Apparatus adjustable onits shaft, so as to adapt itself for Laying Electrical Conductors; and Ido to any posit-ion required and always be in hereby declare thefollowing to be afull, clear, alignment with the compartment through andexact description of. the invention, refwhich the conductor is beingdrawn.

I 10 erence being had to the accompanying draw- The frame C is attachedto the frame A and ings, which form part of this specification. arrangedin suchaposition that the bars E E My invention has relation toapparatus or rest on the bottom of the man-hole. appliances forfacilitating laying under- In order to adaptthe frame C to difierentground electrical conductors, and has for its conditions under which itis used, it is made I 5 object the provision of a specially-adaptedadjustable in relation to the Windlass-frame.

winch or Windlass, by means of which the lead- For the purposes of suchadjustment the bars covered conductors may be readily drawn E E areslotted at f f to receive the ends of through the sections of theconduit between the transverse bar g of the Windlass-frame,

man-holes without injury to the conductors while the base-bars a a ofthe Windlass- 20 and at a great saving of the labor and eX- frame arealso slotted, and the side bars,E E,

pense hitherto incurred. adjustably attached thereto by means of boltsMy invention consists in the novel construca a By reason of thisadjustment the frame tion and combination of parts hereinafter de- Cmaybe set to diiferent depths and arranged scribed, having referenceparticularly to the at different angles or inclinations, according 2 5employment, in connection with an ordinary to the depth and dimensionsof the man-hole.

winch or Windlass, of a supplementary adjust- The pulley-shaft andpulley are adjustable,

able pulley-frame and pulley adapted to be so as to adapt the pulley tothe different inserted in the man-hole of the conduit, so as heights ofthe galleries, shelves, or brackets to obtain a straight or horizontaldraft on the in the conduit, so that the conductors may be 0 conductors.arranged thereon while being drawn through In the drawings, Figure 1 isa perspective the conduitsections. 8 view of the apparatus embodying myinven- In using the apparatus the winch is located tion, and Fig. 2 is avertical transverse secadjacent to one man-hole, while the conductor,tion of the same. wound upon a drum, is placed near the one 3 5 Arepresents a Windlass or winch stand, from whichthe lines are to be led.Arope is preferably supported on small wheels (I a and now passedthrough the conduit-section from provided with handles 1) b, so that itcan be the man-hole near the winch, being pushed conveniently moved fromplace to place. ahead by means of rods until itreaches the B designatesthe Windlass-drum, the shaft man-hole near the wound conductor. The

40 of which is provided with a gear or gear rope is then attached to theend of the conwheels, 0, engagingwith pinion (Z on a crankductor andwound two or three times around shaft 1). \Vhen in use, the frame Arests on the drum of the winch, its free end passing the ground close toor directly over a manbehind the latter and being held by the hand. holeof the conduit. The winch is now operated and the conductor 45 Cdesignates a supplementary frame condrawn evenly through theconduit-section.

sisting of the two parallel barsEE, connected A cleat, g, is attached tothe winch-frame by transverse bars or rounds e e. back of the drum, sothat the ropes may be F is a transverse shaft carrying apulley, G,fastened at any time while the operation of and having its bearings inthe projecting pordrawing is stopped.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination, withthe portable winch or Windlass frame A, having elongatedlongitudinally-slotted base-barsa, 0f the supplementary detachable andadjustable frame E, carrying the pulley G, and secured to said base-barsby bolts a substantially as described.

2. The combination, With the portable Winch or Windlass frame A, of thesupplementary adjustable and detachable frame E-E, the adjustablestirrups H, secured to the frame E E, the pulley G, and the pulley-shaftF,

